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gter ma;terma;terma;A Dharma treasure such as those hidden by Guru Rinpoché and Yeshé Tsogyal to be discovered by a predicted revealer for the benefit of future generations. Earth treasures are physical objects concealed in the environment, and mind treasures are concealed in the mindstreams of realized beings, particularly of the incarnated disciples of Padmasambhava.  +
rgyal po;pārthiva;A demonic force or being that emerges from the aggregates of grasping at the "I and consists of the conceptual mental factors that reify appearances, arising as an apparition of ignorance.  +
gdams ngag;instruction,practical;instruction,practical;avavāda;Lit. "oral instruction", quintessential guldance in spiritual practice, which synthesizes the teachings of the buddhas into specificpractices for specific individuals, according to their needs.  +
ye shes lnga;primordial consciousness,five facets of;primordial consciousness,five facets of;pañcajñānāni;Mirror-like primordial consciousness, discerning primordial consciouness, primordial consciousness of equality, primordial consciousness of accomplishment, and primordial consciousness of the absolute space of phenomena.  +
dregs pa'i lha srin sde brgyad;haughty gods and demons,eight classes of;haughty gods and demons,eight classes of;aṣṭasenā;Devas, nāgas, yakṣas. asuras, gandharvas, garuḍas, kiṃnaras, and mahorāgas.  +
dam tshig;samaya;A commitment or vow made to the buddhas as represented by one's vajra guru.  +
kriya'i theg pa;Kriyāyāna;The spiritual vehicle of the "action tantras," which is practiced by not confounding one's pure Vajrayāna behavior with ordinary, impure conduct.  +
dran pa rnam pa bzhi;mindfulness,four kinds of;mindfulness,four kinds of;Single-pointed mindfulness, manifest mindfulness, the absence of mindfulness of the substrate, and the self-illuminating mindfulness of the substrate consciousness. See CM 354, VS 511-13, VE 40-41.  +
yid;mentation;mentation;manas;A mental function of every sentient being that serves as the basis for the emergence of all discursive thoughts, and which transforms thoughts into the objects of all appearances.  +
rtsa;channel;channel;nāḍī;A coarse or subtle conduit included within the triad of channels, vital energies, and bindus. The three principal channels are avadhūti, lalanā, and rasanā. The quintessence of the channels is the hollow crystal kati channel See CM 387;VE 279-80.  +
nyon yid;mentation,afflictive;mentation,afflictive;kliṣṭamanas;One of the eight aggregates of consciousness, manifesting as a primal grasping to the self as a subject. The natural potency of the darkness of ignorance and delusion.  +
nāda;The subtlest aspect of sound, represented by the curved line above such Tibetan and Sanskrit syllables as Hūṃ and Oṃ.  +
dam bca' bzhi;vajra pledges,four;vajra pledges,four;It is certain that (1) one without the necessary karmic propensities cannot realize the sugatagarbha, (2) one who realizes it cannot but achieve confidence, (3) one who achieves confidence cannot but become liberated, and (4) one who is liberated cannot but become enlightened. SeeBM 337, GD 221, VE 189.  +
mnyam bzhag;meditative equipoise;meditative equipoise;samāhita;Undistracted, even placement of the mind upon its object for as long as one wishes, culminating in the achievement oféamatha.  +
nyams;experience,meditative;experience,meditative;Transient, anomalous psychological and/or somatic experience triggered by authentic meditative practice. The normal response to such experiences is to reify them, in which case they may become chronic problems. To allow them to self-release, one must simply be discerningly present with them, without reifying them or grasping to their inherent existence as "I" or "mine."  +
ngo bo nyid;ngo bo nyid;svabhava;The one, absolute, essential nature of the whole of saṃsāra and nirvāṇa.  +